Combined ironing board and ladder



Apri! 7, 1925. V v 1,532,418

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COMBINED IEUIIEEEG AND LADDER.

Application filed April A, To (ZZZ 10. 20222, 2 may concern.

Be it known that I, HENRY C. Lnwrs, a citizen of the United States, residing at ()ntario, in the county of Vernon and State of Wisconsin, have invented new and useful improvements in Combined Ironing Boards and Ladders, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a'combined ironing board and step ladder, and the object is to provide for so connecting these devices, in an especially el-licient manner, that either one may be used at a given time, and the other will serve as a complementary element,and a further-object is to provide a collapsible structure of the character specified.

lVith the foregoing and other objects in View, the invention consists in the novel construction and arrangement of elements de scribed and claimed, it being understood that modifications may be made within the scope of the claims without departing from he spirit of the invention.

In the drawings, Figure 1 shows the combined ladder and board in side elevation; Figure 2 is a bottom plan, the device being folded; Figure 3 is a section on line 3-3 of Figure 2; Figure 4 is a detail of a fasteuing device; Figure 5 is a side elevation, the device being set up as a ladder; Figure 6 is a view looking from the left in Figure 5; Figure 7 is a perspective view of a shelf, to be mounted as shown in Figure 5.

The ironing board is designated 10, the opposite ends being formed, if desired, as shown at 11 and 12. One end of this board is provided on the underside thereof with a cleat M, or a plurality of cleats, as the case may be, an opening 15 being provided through which the catch 16 is slidable. This catch is preferably formed of resilient material and includes a hook portion 17 and shank members 18 and 19, the ends of which may be formed into loops or rings. The shank portions are pressed together by the fingers for releasing these shank portions from resilient engagement with the edges of the opening or slot through which the catch passes. The catch is thus movable longitudinally from operative to inoperative position, and is retained in the position in which it is intended to be set.

The ladder includes the stiles 21 and 22 and the upper transverse element 23, the

steps being shown at 2 f. Brackets 25 and 3,6 connect the ends of the stiles with the upper elements of the ladder, and the brackets incluoe extensions 27 which are pivotally connected with the ironing board, the pivot members being designated 28 and passing into the edge portions of the board. A detachable shelf is mounted on the opposite side of the board from the element, and includes a bracket 29 and a bail shaped member 30 adapted to pass around the adjacent end portion of the board, and to rest against the upper transverse member of the ladder. Legs 31 and 32 are connected by a lower transverse element 33, constituting the first rung of the ladder. This rung is engaged by the cutaway portion 35 of the lad-- der when the parts are folded into the position shown in Figure 5.

The legs are provided with slots such as 36, and when the elements are folded in the manner just indicated, the upper ends of the slots are engaged by the bolts 38 and 39, and the device is thenin position for use as a step-ladder.

In order to support the board 10 as an ironing board, the rung 33 is released from engagement with the adjacent cut-away portions of the ladder stiles, and the legs are moved to a position in which the opposite ends of the slots therein are engaged by the bolts 38 and 39 passing through the legs and ladder stiles. The legs are now swung into position at an angle with the ladder, and the transverse element 33 is placed in position by the securing device previously described, the hook thereof passing around the element 33. On the lower side of the board 10 there is located a Hat spring 40 having a bent portion 41 therein, for engagement by the bail member 42 which is mounted to have swinging move-- ment with reference to the ladder, and is secured by the bolts previously referred to and serving to connect the pivoted legs with the stiles.

It will be observed that the fastening de vice engages the lower rung 33 when the device is collapsed and folded.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is:

In a device of the class described, a board. a cleat having an opening therein mounted on the lower side of the board, a hook shaped fastening device passing through said opening and having resilient diverging legs engaging the edges of the opening, a pair of spaced leg members, and a transverse element connecting said members, the transverse element being adapted for engagement by the hook, a ladder mounted between the spaced legs and having one end piv otally connected near that end of the board opposite to that on which the cleat is mounted, and means for connecting said ladder near the central portion thereof, With the lower side of the board near the central portion thereof, said means comprising a resilient e1ementsecured to the board, a bailshaped member having an upper straight portion for engaging the resilient element and the surface of the board and having its lower ends swingingly connected with the leg members and the ladder.

In testimony Whereof I affix my signature,

HENRY C. LEWIS. 

